27 public boat ramps on published waters near Weirton.
Distances are straight-line from downtown Weirton; below are the 12 closest, grouped by water.
Leesville Lake
Recorded in Leesville Lake: Sauger, Muskellunge, Largemouth Bass, and Walleye.
Surveyed depths in Leesville Lake reach 42 ft.
- 1Petersburg Marina: boat ramp on Leesville Lake, ≈ 30.1 mi from downtown.
- 4South Fork: boat ramp on Leesville Lake, ≈ 31.7 mi from downtown.
Guilford Lake
Recorded in Guilford Lake: Channel Catfish, Largemouth Bass, Northern Pike, and Sunshine Bass.
Surveyed depths in Guilford Lake reach 24 ft.
- 2Guilford Lake State Park - Dam Ramp: boat ramp on Guilford Lake, ≈ 31.1 mi from downtown.
- 3Guilford Lake State Park - Red Maple Area: boat ramp on Guilford Lake, ≈ 31.5 mi from downtown.
- 5Guilford Lake State Park - Campground Side: boat ramp on Guilford Lake, ≈ 31.8 mi from downtown.
Tappan Lake
Recorded in Tappan Lake: Sauger, Goldfish, Walleye, and Largemouth Bass.
Surveyed depths in Tappan Lake reach 28 ft.
- 6Tappan Lake Park Launch Ramp: boat ramp on Tappan Lake, ≈ 31.8 mi from downtown.
- 7Tappan Fire Station Ramps: boat ramp on Tappan Lake, ≈ 32.2 mi from downtown.
- 8Tappan Marina: boat ramp on Tappan Lake, ≈ 32.2 mi from downtown.
- 9Tappan Route 250 Launch Ramp: boat ramp on Tappan Lake, ≈ 32.7 mi from downtown.
Clendening Lake
Recorded in Clendening Lake: Sauger, Walleye, Largemouth Bass, and Flathead Catfish.
Surveyed depths in Clendening Lake reach 36 ft.
- 10Clendening Ramp: boat ramp on Clendening Lake, ≈ 33.6 mi from downtown.
- 12Clendening Marina: boat ramp on Clendening Lake, ≈ 35 mi from downtown.
Atwood Lake
Recorded in Atwood Lake: Sauger, Channel Catfish, Northern Pike, and Largemouth Bass.
Surveyed depths in Atwood Lake reach 33 ft.
- 11Atwood Lake East Marina: boat ramp on Atwood Lake, ≈ 34.9 mi from downtown.
When the fish bite here
By our bite calendar, November is a slow month around Weirton for the fish recorded at these stops — the bars on each card show when each one picks up.
FreshwaterSlowLargemouth Bass
Micropterus salmoides
Centrarchidae
30 in22 lb16 yr935 watersGame fish
FreshwaterSlowChannel Catfish
Ictalurus punctatus
Ictaluridae
48 in50 lb20 yr348 watersGame fish
FreshwaterSlowSauger
Sander canadensis
Percidae
30 in10 lb10 yr45 watersGame fish
FreshwaterSlowWalleye
Sander vitreus
Percidae
30 in18 lb10 yr758 watersGame fish
FreshwaterSlowMuskellunge
Esox masquinongy
Esocidae
60 in80 lb20 yr144 watersGame fish
FreshwaterSlowFlathead Catfish
Pylodictis olivaris
Ictaluridae
48 in120 lb20 yr90 watersGame fish












